afar C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ UK /əˈfɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #12092 Meanings 1 noun A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions. [...] ethnic groups, the Afars. The majority of the Somali-speaking Issas, the other main group, do support President Hassan Gouled and his RPP, though the Prime Minister, Barkat Gourad is an Afar himself. 2 adv At, to, or from a great distance; far away. He was seen from afar. 3 adv (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance Etymology From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # afar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈfɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 12092 ## Meanings 1. A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions. 2. At, to, or from a great distance; far away. 3. (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance ## Examples - [...] ethnic groups, the Afars. The majority of the Somali-speaking Issas, the other main group, do support President Hassan Gouled and his RPP, though the Prime Minister, Barkat Gourad is an Afar himself. - He was seen from afar. ## Etymology From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far. ## Topics - People & Society markdown